Bicycle-rack



No. 620,863. Patented Mar. 7, I899. I H. L. WILCOX.

BICYCLE nAck.

(Application filed Nov. 1, 1898.)

(No Model.)

NITED STATES PATENT. rrrcn.

HENRY L. WILCOX, OF GREAT BARRINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

.BlC YCLE-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 620,863, dated March '7, 1899.

Application filed November 1, 1898. Serial No. 695,220. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY L. WILGOX, of the town of Great Barrington, county of Berkshire, and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Bicycle-Racks, which is fully set forth and described in the following specification, taken in connection with the drawings, which form a part thereof, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a rack embodying my invention when open; Fig. 2, a side elevation when partially folded; Fig. 3, a front elevation when folded; Fig. 4, a detail view of the hinged port-ion.

In all figures similar letters of reference represent like parts.

My invention relates toan improvement in bicycle-racks, and has for its object the construction of a rack, of wood or other suitable material, which when in use will stand firmly and support without danger of falling a number of bicycles andwhich when not in use can be easily folded into small compass for shipping or storage.

IVith this end in view my invention consists in a rack having a series of vertical and horizontal rods of sufficient distance apart to receive a bicycle-wheel tire, a bar or rod by which said horizontal rods may be folded in a line with said vertical rods, and incertain other details of construction, as will hereinafter be more fully pointed out and described.

As herein shown, the rack comprises baseframes A and B, each frame consisting of end bars or rods CL and a, said bars a being somewhat shorter than bars a to permit of folding, as hereinafter described. A series of horizontal bars or rods a are adapted to connect end bars a and a of frames A and B and are secured thereto by insertion in holes in said end bars or in other well-known manner, each of said bars a being separated by spaces, each of which is of sufficient width to receive a bicycle-wheel tire. The bars a, as shown, are in shape a segment of a circle greater than a semicircle (although circular or other shaped bars may be used without departing from the spirit of the invention) and are provided with grooves or notches b, b, and W, as shown in Figs. 1, 3, and 4. Hinges O, secured to the under side of the bars a,

unite said base-frames A and B, as shown in Fig. 4. A vertical or upright frame D, consisting of a board or bar d and a series of vertical bars or rods d,secured thereto and correspondin g to the bars a when the rack is assembled, is secured to said base-frames A and B by means of braces (1 the lower ends of which are adapted to extend beyond theend bars a, to which they are secured in well-known manner, while the other ends of said braces d are pivoted to the board d, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the frame D being also further secured by the extension of the bars d between the grooves 19 of thebars a and beyond said bars. A bar 01 similar to the bars cl and forming the middle one of said bars cl, is adapted to pass through a vertical perforation in the board Dand has secured to its outer end a hook or handle 61 The lower end of said bar 01 is adapted to extend between the grooves 12 shown in Fig. 4:. The inner surfaces of the board 01 and bars a are also notched or grooved, so that abicycle-wheel may more firmly rest therein, while the lower ends of the braces d and bars d rest on the ground when the rack is open and in use, thus making the rack firm and rigid.

When it is desired to fold the rack, the operator draws upon the hook 01 which causes the bar (1 to be drawn upward, thus closing the hinges C and frames A and B by causing the bars a to slide upward on the bars (1', this being permitted by the passage of said bars 61 through the grooves b in said bars a, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the operation being reversed when the frame is to be opened for use.

Having now described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a bicycle-rack the combination with a base-frame, consisting of two parts, each part having a series of horizontal bars; of a hinge or hinges uniting said two parts; a vertical frame secured to said base-frame, and means for drawing the inner ends of said baseframe upward on said vertical frame to fold the same, substantially as described.

2. In a bicycle-rack the combination with a base-frame consisting of two parts, each part having a series of horizontal bars; of a and is pivoted to one of said hinges C, as I tical bar attached to one of said hinges, said vertical bar being adapted to be raised or 15 lowered to fold or unfold said base-frame, substantially as described.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, at Great Barrington, in the county of Berkshire, State of Massachusetts, this 27th 20 day of October, 1898.

HENRY' L. WILCOX.

WVitnesses:

M. F. WOODIN, J. SULLIVAn. 

